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What IT services should businesses outsource?

Online Computers

This is where outsourcing IT services comes in. Outsourcing allows SMBs to focus on their core business while relying on IT professionals to handle their technology requirements. Here are key IT services that businesses should consider outsourcing. Turn to Online Computers to determine and address your business’s IT needs.

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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

MHA Consulting

There are two main types of risk transference: 1) buying insurance and 2) hiring a third-party vendor to perform an activity and passing on to them the risks associated with that activity. You will need to demonstrate you meet them before any payout will occur. Certain technical functions are also candidates for outsourcing.

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Policy Management 101

Fusion Risk Management

The scrutiny is going to get even more stringent in a post-COVID world since so many institutions had to rely on aggressive outsourcing. The policy should be actively reviewed by the board and reflected in meeting minutes – not just in a rubber-stamp exercise. The policy should be relatively brief but appropriately detailed.

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Third-Party Risk Management 101

Fusion Risk Management

In the classic sense, across industries, third-party risk management is the consideration and control over outsourcing a function that typically is done within the organization to an external party for the purpose of delivery of a product or service to the consumer or a service provided to the company. breach, management departures, etc.).

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The Great Resignation and IT Employees: Where Do Things Stand Today?

NexusTek

Retooling your IT retention strategies is certainly a timely idea, and an option that you might not have considered is outsourcing a portion of your IT management to a managed services provider (MSP). In addition, containing turnover costs relieves pressure on your budget, allowing for salary increases for your IT team.

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Freya Wilding for BrandStar

LAN Infotech

When you hear the term “IT services,” think of it as outsourcing specific IT functions to a third-party provider. One of the key benefits of IT services is that they allow you to focus on your core business activities while experts handle your IT needs.

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Why is so hard to engage an IT Organization???

Stratogrid Advisory

The conclusion was that to be successful and effective, Business Continuity Planning must be an organization-wide activity. So why is it so darn hard to engage an Information Technology (IT) organization (internal or external) in any business continuity planning activities? It’s happening everywhere! IT must be engaged (early)!

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